✅ SOLVED what is this? no idea? spanish piece of eight perhaps?

[Kmf123]

 

[ARC]

Very odd color and metal...

Light ? looks like aluminum. ?

 

[ARC]

Others will chime in on this...

Did you clean this ?

 

[Kmf123]

no its not that light , its definitely not aluminum it seems more like silver

 

[Kmf123]

no i found it on a beach in spain a couple of years ago and I'm only now curious about it

 

[villagenut]

It is a copy by Westair Reproductions Limited(WRL) see it is stamped at the rim.

WRL Stamped on Coins = Reproduction Made by Westair | eBay

 

[Kmf123]

how do i test for silver? I'm very new to all this

 

[Kmf123]

thanks! a replica of what coin though?

 

[bill from lachine]

kmf,

To bad that it's a repro.....the originals go for some good coin.

Spain 1705-S P 8 reales - CoinFactsWiki

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Kmf123]

thank you very much!

 

[Crispin]

It is not silver. No signs of oxidation. Silver tarnishes over years exposed to oxygen.

 

[bill from lachine]

Crispin,

You missed your calling you should have been a chemist or an alchemist one of those guys who turns base metals into gold or so the legend goes....lol...

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[bill from lachine]

kmf,

Here's an example of a land dug legit 8 reale and this shows the oxidization that Crispin was talking about.....note the dark color on the devices of the coins a dead giveaway on a silver type coin.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Crispin]

Crispin,

You missed your calling you should have been a chemist or an alchemist one of those guys who turns base metals into gold or so the legend goes....lol...

Regards + HH

Bill

I was an organic chemist. I loved it! Best job I ever had. I gave it up for a higher calling...take it up with God, he made me give it up.

 

[bill from lachine]

Crispin,

You never fail to surprise me, piss me off or whatever.....hats off to you though you never bore me....lol...

Regards + HH

Bill

I was an organic chemist. I loved it! Best job I ever had. I gave it up for a higher calling...take it up with God, he made me give it up.